Gov. Ron DeSantis has been attempting to put the Muslim civil rights organization out of business for nearly a year.

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has suspended operations in Florida, the organization has announced. It did so after a federal judge rejected an emergency request Wednesday by the Muslim civil rights organization to stop the state from designating the group and its state chapter as domestic terrorist organizations, allowing the designation to take effect while its legal…

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  • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Absolutely insane.

    Also:

    They contend the group operates as a front for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

    What’s the obsession that the American right has with the Muslim Brotherhood recently? They were also constantly trying to tie Abdul El-Sayed to that group. I get that any Muslim-sounding organisation has negative connotations for racists, but aren’t they a quite moderate organisation, the Muslim-equivalent of Christian-Deomcrats?

    • y0kai@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I get that any Muslim-sounding organization has negative connotations for racists

      I really don’t think you do. “Muslim Brotherhood” is all a huge percentage is going to hear about and they will do absolutely no further research into who these people are or what they stand for to begin with, let alone whether they are “moderate” in comparison to other organizations. They know “islam bad” and that is and will be the extent of their knowledge.

      • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        19 hours ago

        “Muslim Brotherhood” is all a huge percentage is going to hear about and they will do absolutely no further research into who these people are or what they stand for to begin with, let alone whether they are “moderate” in comparison to other organizations. They know “islam bad” and that is and will be the extent of their knowledge.

        Oh, absolutely, I meant from the point of view of politicians. Why are they targetting the Muslim Bortherhood all of a sudden? I understand why they would hate eg. “The Mullahs” or the “Houti’s”, but why the Muslim Brotherhood? They could’ve chosen any Muslim-sounding organisation, but they are choosing this one.